We strive to create an informed community and engaged Palestinian youth

 APWA is 100% volunteers-run and needs help to advance and sustain its mission.  Please consider to occasionally volunteer and ask your kids and youth in your family to also volunteer.
we especially need youth who are Social Media savvy , good with the camera and or able to help with web-based research. 
We are able to offer supervised  (remote) credit-internships for college students,   and  "community " hours for high-school students.

  INTERNSHIPS OPPORTUNITY

• Organization: American Palestinian Women’s Association (APWA): APWA, a secular nonpolitical charitable organization based in Northern Virginia, established in 2003 as a grassroots organization dedicated to addressing Palestinian refugees with disabilities basic needs
• Location: Remote
• Employment Type: part-time Internship - Communication and Public Information
• Focal areas are social media, communications, digital planning and outreach, web development, and business planning
• Start Date: ASAP

The position: This role focuses on support, content production, communications and outreach related to the launch of APWA’s key programs. Specifically, this internship will help the incumbent:

1. Gain unique knowledge in program development, grants writing, and documenting impact.
2. Obtain project experience in internal and external communications including development of digital communication products, social media, event support and more to ensure outreach and project success.
3. Fundraising and partnerships development

Duties and responsibilities

• Act as a key member in the day-to-day programs’ activities
• Contribute to the development of presentations and briefings
• Participate in regular zoom meetings (and creating follow-on to do lists)
• Assist with the website updates and Social Media outreach
• Develop communication materials such as email broadcasts, power point presentations, short videos, digital brochures.
• Organize and attend meetings, keep minutes as requested.

Minimum qualifications required

• Recent graduate or current student in the field of Communications, Journalism, Political Science, Business Administration, Humanities and related fields
• An affinity to working with refugees and an understanding of the Palestinian cause
• Drafting and presentation skills (in English)
• Interest in communications.
• Good level of MS PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Knowledge of digital platforms including Social Media tools

We welcome applications from candidates worldwide, and encourage refugees, stateless background candidates, high school students, college students or and recent graduates.
Send your resume or expressed interest by using this link here: Internships & Volunteering - American Palestinian Women's Association (apwa.us)

Email your resume to director@apwa.us